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'There is a social majority that wants democracy' - Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez casts his vote in Lima

"The presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, representative of the left-wing coalition Juntos por el Peru, arrived this Sunday at the Maria Reiche Private Educational Institution, in the Lima district of San Borja, to cast his vote in the second round of Peru's presidential elections. The recorded images show Sanchez arriving at the polling center, greeting supporters and citizens before entering the polling station to cast his vote. Sanchez expressed optimism about the electoral outlook and assured that his movement trusts in the support of the citizens. "Well, we have a lot of hope. We feel that there is a social majority that wants democracy, justice, that we are on that path," he stated. The left-wing candidate also called for respecting the popular will once the elections are concluded. "That we have the sufficient capacity to respect the agreements and the electoral results. That our commitment always calls for democracy, justice, social peace, and to move our Peru forward," he pointed out. He also called for unity and commitment to democratic values. "We call for commitment, love for our homeland, the defense of the family as a reference to build a new Peru, with democracy and justice for all and with zero discrimination. Democracy, democracy, and more democracy," he concluded. The candidate's day began in Huaral, his hometown, where he shared breakfast with family, collaborators, and supporters before traveling to Lima to participate in the voting. Sanchez, former Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism and a figure of the Peruvian left, faces Keiko Fujimori, leader of Fuerza Popular and presidential candidate for the fourth time, in this second round, in an election that will define the country's political course for the next five years. During the campaign, Sanchez has focused his speech on reducing social inequalities, strengthening public services, fighting corruption, and increasing the state's presence in strategic sectors of the economy. The second round is held after none of the candidates obtained the necessary majority in the first electoral round. The winner will assume the Presidency for a five-year term in a context marked by the economic, social, and security challenges facing the country."